What drift car??

[turboslippers]

Nissan 200sx s14

I narrowed the choice down to this and a 328 and was looking at both. I found though, with the 'cult' drift following of the 200sx, you could get more for your money with a bimmer (bad image ignored...). Looking for a 200sx in good nick with LSD for the 2k mark didn't show much. Ok, for 3k+ you are in a whole different leauge but for what I wanted I was expecting a sh*tter. And, shoot me for saying this but I concluded that a 120k E36 would be more solid than the equivalent 200sx for the pittance I was looking to spend
If I was going to spend more then I would probably go 200sx just as it has a turbo and is a baby brother to the GTR. But, at 2-2.5k I can't fault the E36 in either 325 or 328 form

[Eikichi]

I may have a R33 GTS25t with a few mods for £4.5k if interested

Where do you plan to practice?

[NISMO-GTR]

Thanks again for the replies gents, i think ive been offered about 4 cars now, lol

As yet im unsure of where i would be practising..... immediate track that comes to mind that is kind of near me in Castle Coombe, other than that un-used air strips would be fun btu not sure how I would apply for access to use one of these. Does anyone know of something like this in the south west region?

i think my first point of call would be to Powerveichels.com like Miguel suggested.

I can also remember an auction site that was japan based and had 1000's of cars for sale via the auction, you subscribed to beciome a member and then you could view veichels. Does anyone know the web link, and could also tell me roughly how much £4k english money would be in Japanese Yen?? Then if i plan for £1k shipping costs, that sound about right??

[Eikichi]

Speak to Rick at Endless-R, I think they do some drift cars too
For training, I may try the DWYB day with the club, sounds like fun

[SteveN]

If you think your going to seriously practice drifting at Castle Coombe I suggest a 200quid sierra and a welded diff as you will write off a car each practice day if you tried it there.
You will spin hundreds of times if you are "properly" trying, and at Coombe that would mean you are in the tyres, as well as pissing off others on the trackday. Track days are not for novice drifters.

Good luck getting on random airstrips easily, and unless you got a ton of cones you wont learn much, need something to aim for.

There drift practice days nigh on every week in the UK at mo, no need to worry about that.

The site your talking about is Japanese used cars - Used Japanese car imports direct from Japanese auctions i think

Your on the wrong site to ask/talk about drifting TBH.

[gavman]

Originally Posted by Pharoahe

For starters begin with the BMW like Ed said, cheap cars and parts.. And as a bonus it is easy to fix

bmw parts cheap?

[gavman]

Originally Posted by Joeingo

i would say get an s13 although a AE86 is good too, but that one piston heads link is way to much, 5k pounds is way too much for an AE86, in the states they run between $1000 and $3000 USD so that is pretty overpriced in my oppinion

you will not get a good one for that price over here

the word's been out on them for many years, and for good reason- still the best car i've ever owned, and i've had some good'uns (caterhams etc)

get an ae86 if you can afford one, if not an s14 should be in your range. even sierras are an absolute hoot, a totally underrated chassis

miguel's advice is sound- try and get one with the work already done by someone reputable

[NISMO-GTR]

Originally Posted by SteveN

If you think your going to seriously practice drifting at Castle Coombe I suggest a 200quid sierra and a welded diff as you will write off a car each practice day if you tried it there.
You will spin hundreds of times if you are "properly" trying, and at Coombe that would mean you are in the tyres, as well as pissing off others on the trackday. Track days are not for novice drifters.

Good luck getting on random airstrips easily, and unless you got a ton of cones you wont learn much, need something to aim for.

There drift practice days nigh on every week in the UK at mo, no need to worry about that.

The site your talking about is Japanese used cars - Used Japanese car imports direct from Japanese auctions i think

Your on the wrong site to ask/talk about drifting TBH.

Thanks for the link, I only mentioend castle Coombe as its the nearest track to me, havent been on the track before and didnt know if they do any kind of drift days, so apologies. Not an issue with me obtaining cones if I can actually get on an air strip but if there are drift days then that would naturally be the route to take.

I know im on the wrong site, theres other like drift works but i just thought id ask some of the members on here, as they may of had previous drift experience other than only owning GTR's. This is also why ive put it in the "other margues" section so in a way, its also not the wrong site/section

[SteveN]

I meant "wrong" for your sake of getting a worthwile reply, not wrong as in you shouldnt as its wrong.

Couldve saved yourself a whole lot of hastle and poor info if you just went n looked on DW tho, all your answers there 100s of times with a few mins using the search engine.

[Eikichi]

SteveN, where did you learn?

[SteveN]

To drift? Im not exactly great by a long shot, but im afraid to say the streets mostly.

But steeto is a rubbish idea these days IMO, what I saved in entry fees and petrol I more than lost in crash damage, not even taking in to account time and effort getting it fixed.

When there is so many drift specific days, literally once a week somewhere in the UK, thats the places to go. You will learn more in 1 drift day than you will in god only knows how long on the street, purely due to actual time drifting (not driving, actual drifting).

[Miguel - Newera]

Careful on buying a car through a trade site that gives you access to Japanese auction sites. Why? - Because you'll be entirely responsible for any car you choose to buy. You might get lucky, but chances are with the sheer amount of rubbish on the market, you won't. Like playing Russian roulette..

I think in the UK the best bet might be to get a BMW. You can get a lot of BMW for £5K, if you look hard. A friend's recently got himself an E36 M3 (4 door - least popular M3 of all) that's sweet for £5,500. Aside from needing all new suspension bushes, it's pretty good - I hear (And he's a perfectionist!).

Drifting: Learn to go around a cone first, keeping it beside your driver's door. Then do it on the other side (Harder). Then learn to do figure 8's with 2 cones. After that you can try a beginner's track event... Best advice I ever heard for drifting: Don't concentrate only on the corner ahead, but the one after too - aiming to be well positioned for the next drift as you come out of the one ahead...

As Stav says, don't learn to drift on the road though - There's nasty pavements, street light poles, central reservations, etc. which can wreck your car if you get it wrong. On the track, the worst that can usually happen is you hit the kitty litter....

Oh, and as a beginner - avoid low suspension & drift bodykits, as you'll only rip the kit off when you come off the track anyways!

Have fun

[GODFORSAKE]

To my oppinion my R34 GTR is just drifting great..

;-)

airbase Brustem

[YokoAE86]

Originally Posted by Joeingo

i would say get an s13 although a AE86 is good too, but that one piston heads link is way to much, 5k pounds is way too much for an AE86, in the states they run between $1000 and $3000 USD so that is pretty overpriced in my oppinion

I'm sorry but you can't compare the cost difference between an AE86GTS from the USA and one from Ireland or the UK. UK cars are much more expensive compared to other countries. 5K plus is the going rate for a good condition AE86 in UK or Ireland today!

In Australia, my friend bought a Datsun 260Z for £1000. Over here that would sell for £6 - 7K. You just can't compare.

AE86 in Holland are much than in the UK. In Japan AE86 go for £2 -3K for a good one!

[driftfreak]

i suggest
BMW E36 series with more than 150BHP (BMW 325i 192BHP=1400£)
Nissan silvia s13,14,15(s13=1500£)